Yearly Archives: 2008
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Thinking about Earth Day
Montreal seen from the top of the Olympic Stadium A few weeks ago, on March 29, Earth Hour challenged people to shut off their lights in thousands of...
By Asa Bergman -
Re-thinking waste: municipal composting
Montreal is taking steps towards becoming a greener city, but we still have a long way to go. According to Montréal’s First Strategic Plan for Sustainable...
By Pamela Shapiro -
Photo du jour: Promenade
Waterfront promenade near the Harbour Clock Tower, June 20, 2005
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Ahuntsic streetscape
New infill and single-storey houses near St. Alphonse Park
By Christopher DeWolf -
Two new metro stations by 2013
After 20 years of stagnation, the metro is back in an expansionist mode: two new stations will be added to the system by 2013, joining the three new...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Montréal industriel
QUOI: Montréal industriel (concours de photographie) OÙ: Centre d’histoire de Montréal QUAND: du 14 mars au 7 septembre 2008 Depuis le 14 mars et...
By Thomas-Bernard Kenniff -
Google’s Street View raises privacy concerns
In May of 2007, the search-engine behemoth Google launched a new Google Maps service called Street View. As the name suggests, Street View offers users...
By Spacing -
Cité Bourgogne
I wasn’t entirely sure where I was. I had just left the rambling lanes of the Taikang Road arts district and was wandering aimlessly through the...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Spring grass
Jeanne Mance Park, May 30, 2007
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Place Royale
Place Royale seen from above, May 30, 2007
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Park bench
Jeanne Mance Park, May 21, 2007
By Christopher DeWolf -
Smart card shenanigans: Date of launch still unclear
Photo by Cedric Sam
By Pamela Shapiro